Bass Performance Hall

You'll spot it before you even park - two 48-foot limestone angels blowing trumpets over the main entrance, carved right into the facade. Inside, the horseshoe shape and the warm wood paneling pull a 2,056-seat hall in close, so a room this size somehow still feels intimate. The acoustics are the whole point here, and they hold up against the best classical rooms in the country. This is where the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition plays out, which tells you everything about how seriously the sound was taken.

The hall sits in the middle of Sundance Square, 35 walkable blocks of downtown Fort Worth. Grab dinner at Reata for the Texas-sized version, or pop into the Scat Jazz Lounge for a nightcap after the encore. Everything's close enough that the show is just one stop in the evening.

Symphony, ballet, opera, or a once-in-a-lifetime piano final - Bass Hall is the one in Fort Worth. Find upcoming events on Evil Tickets and grab your seats.